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EP0077108B1
EP0077108B1 EP82201265A EP82201265A EP0077108B1 EP 0077108 B1 EP0077108 B1 EP 0077108B1 EP 82201265 A EP82201265 A EP 82201265A EP 82201265 A EP82201265 A EP 82201265A EP 0077108 B1 EP0077108 B1 EP 0077108B1
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    • H01B—CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING OR DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES
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  • the invention relates to a cable having an armouring of zinc-plated steel band.
  • Cables having an armouring of zinc-plated steel band are used, for example, as energy cables and as telecommunication cables.
  • Cables are constructed from a cable core around which one or more protective layers are provided.
  • the cable core consists of one or more conductors each provided with an insulating envelope.
  • Each protective layer may consist of a so-called inner cover and a so-called sheath.
  • Said protective layers may be manufactured from a variety of materials, for example, synthetic resins or jute impregnated with bitumen. It is also possible to manufacture said protective layers from a combination of materials.
  • an armouring may be used as an extra protective layer.
  • a known armouring consists of one or more steel bands which are usually wound helicoidly around the cable core.
  • the invention provides the use of zinc-plated steel band which does not scale and which is not zinc-plated on the cutting edges so that it can be manufactured from previously zinc-plated sheets.
  • the invention relates to a cable having an armouring of zinc-plated steel band, the zinc-plated protection layer of which consists of a first layer portion of an iron-zinc alloy on the steel substrate and a second layer portion of unalloyed zinc, characterized in that the steel band which is cut from a zinc-plated steel sheet, has a zinc-plated protection layer only on its flat sides and not on its cutting edges and that the second layer portion of unalloyed zinc contributes more than 95% by weight to the overall protection layer.
  • the invention is based on the recognition of the fact that thermally zinc-plated steel of the usual quality has a zinc layer which consists for the greater part of iron-zinc (y) alloys at layer thicknesses of the zinc which are usual for armoured steel band (see, for example, Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, 2nd ed., volume 13, pp. 252-257). It has been found that these alloys are responsible for the above-mentioned scaling. Moreover said alloys present insufficient cathodic protection for exposed steel so that the cutting edges of the steel band also have to be zinc-plated. When steel band is used which is zinc-plated with a zinc layer consisting for more than 95% of unalloyed zinc, the said scaling does not occur and it is not necessary to zinc-plate the cutting edge.
  • Zinc layers consisting of more than 95% of its thickness of unalloyed zinc can be obtained by using the so-called Sendzimir process or the variations borrowed therefrom (see Polytechnisch Tijdschrift procestechniek, 33 (1978) No. 4, pp. 193-196).
  • Sendzimir process a steel sheet is passed through a conveyor oven.
  • the iron oxides are oxidized at the surface to form Fe 2 0 3 .
  • the oxide is reduced to Fe with gases formed by cracking ammonia.
  • the exit of the conveyor oven is present in the bath of molten zinc so that no oxidation can occur.
  • the zinc bath contains unalloyed zinc (99,99% of Zn with maximally 0,16-0,2% of aluminium).
  • Figure 1 shows an example of a cable according to the invention and is a coaxial cable destined for high frequency transmission networks.
  • Figure 2 shows the potential of a cable having a conventional zinc-plated steel band armouring (No. 2) and of a cable having a steel band armouring with a zinc layer according to the invention (No. 1) in millivolts as a function of time upon immersing a "damaged" cable in a 0.05 molar sodium sulphate solution.
  • the invention is by no means restricted to this type of cable.
  • the invention relates to any type of cable in which an armouring of zinc-plated steel band is used.
  • the Figure shows a cable constructed from an inner conductor (1) of solid copper around which a polythene tube is provided.
  • the tube is spaced from the inner conductor by rings (2).
  • An outer conductor of folded copper band is denoted by (3) and a polythene inner cover is denoted by (4).
  • the armouring of zinc-plated steel band is denoted by (5).
  • the armouring consists of two steel bands which are wound helicoidly about the core of the cable so as to overlap each other.
  • steel band is used which is zinc-plated according to the Sendzimir process with a layer of zinc having an average thickness of approximately 25 micrometres. 6 Denotes a sheath of polythene.
  • the starting material for the armouring may be large sheets of zinc-plated steel from which bands are cut. Upon winding the bands no scaling of the zinc layer occurs.
  • the cable as shown in Figure 1 and a cable having an armouring with a zinc layer provided in the usual manner with zinc along the cutting edges were subjected to a corrosion test.
  • the sheath (6) was locally removed over a length of 5 cm so that the zinc-plated steel band was exposed.
  • the damaged place was immersed in a 0.05 molar sodium sulphate solution.
  • the end of the cable was sealed in a watertight manner by means of a synthetic resin (Araldite@). After a stay of 2650 hours in the electrolyte solution the decrease in weight of the zinc layer was determined. For that purpose, the sheath was entirely removed from the cable.
  • the corrosion under the sheath was determined quantitatively by determining the zinc coating and comparing it with the original zinc coating of the steel band.
  • the zinc coating was determined by means of the dezincifying method. In this method the steel band was weighed prior to and after dezincification in a hydrochloric acid bath. The weight of zinc per surface unit was calculated from the measured loss of weight.
  • the steel band armouring was constructed, as described above, from two open helices which partly overlap each other.
  • the zinc coating is determined separately for the inner and the outer helix as a function of the distance to the artificial damage in the sheath measured along the helix.
  • the positive value forthe distance denotes the place above the damage, the negative value therebelow.
  • the original zinc coating was 210 g/m 2 for both cables. The results are recorded in the table below. For completeness' sake it is to be noted that the steel band of the cable shown in the Figure was zinc-plated only on its flat sides but not on its cutting sides.

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Abstract

Energy cables and telecommunication cables often comprise an armouring of zinc-plated steel band. It has been found, that the use of zine-plated steel bond with a zinc layer consisting of more than 95% by weight of unalloyed zinc has advantages: upon winding the armouring, the zinc layer does not scale and the cutting edges of the steel band need not be zinc-plated.

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  • The invention relates to a cable having an armouring of zinc-plated steel band.
  • Cables having an armouring of zinc-plated steel band are used, for example, as energy cables and as telecommunication cables.
  • Cables are constructed from a cable core around which one or more protective layers are provided. The cable core consists of one or more conductors each provided with an insulating envelope. Each protective layer may consist of a so-called inner cover and a so-called sheath. Said protective layers may be manufactured from a variety of materials, for example, synthetic resins or jute impregnated with bitumen. It is also possible to manufacture said protective layers from a combination of materials. When the cable is to be protected against mechanical load, an armouring may be used as an extra protective layer. A known armouring consists of one or more steel bands which are usually wound helicoidly around the cable core. In order to protect the steel band against corrosion, it is usually enveloped by a cover so that the steel band does not form the outside of the cable. Nevertheless it is feasible that the armouring becomes exposed when the sheath is damaged. In order to avoid corrosion of the armouring in this case, zinc-plated steel band is generally used. The ASTM standard ANSI/ASTM A 459-71 (reapproved 1975) prescribes the use of thermally zinc-plated steel which is zinc-plated on all surfaces including the edges. Steel band is manufactured by punching or cutting from steel sheet. When steel band is desired which is also zinc-plated along the edges, zinc-plating can only be carried out after cutting or punching the steel sheet. In itself, however, it would be more economical to zinc-plate an entire steel sheet. Normal thermally zinc-plated steel band has the disadvantage that upon winding the steel band around the cable core, the zinc often scales entirely or partly.
  • The invention provides the use of zinc-plated steel band which does not scale and which is not zinc-plated on the cutting edges so that it can be manufactured from previously zinc-plated sheets.
  • The invention relates to a cable having an armouring of zinc-plated steel band, the zinc-plated protection layer of which consists of a first layer portion of an iron-zinc alloy on the steel substrate and a second layer portion of unalloyed zinc, characterized in that the steel band which is cut from a zinc-plated steel sheet, has a zinc-plated protection layer only on its flat sides and not on its cutting edges and that the second layer portion of unalloyed zinc contributes more than 95% by weight to the overall protection layer.
  • The invention is based on the recognition of the fact that thermally zinc-plated steel of the usual quality has a zinc layer which consists for the greater part of iron-zinc (y) alloys at layer thicknesses of the zinc which are usual for armoured steel band (see, for example, Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, 2nd ed., volume 13, pp. 252-257). It has been found that these alloys are responsible for the above-mentioned scaling. Moreover said alloys present insufficient cathodic protection for exposed steel so that the cutting edges of the steel band also have to be zinc-plated. When steel band is used which is zinc-plated with a zinc layer consisting for more than 95% of unalloyed zinc, the said scaling does not occur and it is not necessary to zinc-plate the cutting edge.
  • The use of a zinc wire in cables to protect steel wire armouring is known perse from GB-A-2,060,726.
  • Zinc layers consisting of more than 95% of its thickness of unalloyed zinc can be obtained by using the so-called Sendzimir process or the variations borrowed therefrom (see Polytechnisch Tijdschrift procestechniek, 33 (1978) No. 4, pp. 193-196). In the Sendzimir process a steel sheet is passed through a conveyor oven. In the front part of the conveyor oven the iron oxides are oxidized at the surface to form Fe 203. In the rear part the oxide is reduced to Fe with gases formed by cracking ammonia. The exit of the conveyor oven is present in the bath of molten zinc so that no oxidation can occur. The zinc bath contains unalloyed zinc (99,99% of Zn with maximally 0,16-0,2% of aluminium). In this process only a 0.1-0.5 micrometre thick gamma alloy layer can be formed at the interface. The resulting zinc layer presents a cathodic protection to parts where the steel is exposed. This has for its advantage that the exposed cutting sides obtained by cutting the steel sheet are protected cathodically and hence need not be zinc-plated.
  • An embodiment of the invention will be described in greater detail with reference to a drawing with two Figures. Figure 1 shows an example of a cable according to the invention and is a coaxial cable destined for high frequency transmission networks. Figure 2 shows the potential of a cable having a conventional zinc-plated steel band armouring (No. 2) and of a cable having a steel band armouring with a zinc layer according to the invention (No. 1) in millivolts as a function of time upon immersing a "damaged" cable in a 0.05 molar sodium sulphate solution. However, the invention is by no means restricted to this type of cable. The invention relates to any type of cable in which an armouring of zinc-plated steel band is used.
  • The Figure shows a cable constructed from an inner conductor (1) of solid copper around which a polythene tube is provided. The tube is spaced from the inner conductor by rings (2). An outer conductor of folded copper band is denoted by (3) and a polythene inner cover is denoted by (4). The armouring of zinc-plated steel band is denoted by (5). In the embodiment shown in the Figure the armouring consists of two steel bands which are wound helicoidly about the core of the cable so as to overlap each other. In the cable according to this embodiment, steel band is used which is zinc-plated according to the Sendzimir process with a layer of zinc having an average thickness of approximately 25 micrometres. 6 Denotes a sheath of polythene.
  • In manufacturing the cable as shown in Figure 1, the starting material for the armouring may be large sheets of zinc-plated steel from which bands are cut. Upon winding the bands no scaling of the zinc layer occurs.
  • The cable as shown in Figure 1 and a cable having an armouring with a zinc layer provided in the usual manner with zinc along the cutting edges were subjected to a corrosion test. The sheath (6) was locally removed over a length of 5 cm so that the zinc-plated steel band was exposed. The damaged place was immersed in a 0.05 molar sodium sulphate solution. The end of the cable was sealed in a watertight manner by means of a synthetic resin (Araldite@). After a stay of 2650 hours in the electrolyte solution the decrease in weight of the zinc layer was determined. For that purpose, the sheath was entirely removed from the cable. It was found that corrosion of the zinc layers had also occurred under the sheath as a result of the penetration of the electrolyte between the armouring layer and the inner cover. The corrosion under the sheath was determined quantitatively by determining the zinc coating and comparing it with the original zinc coating of the steel band. The zinc coating was determined by means of the dezincifying method. In this method the steel band was weighed prior to and after dezincification in a hydrochloric acid bath. The weight of zinc per surface unit was calculated from the measured loss of weight. The steel band armouring was constructed, as described above, from two open helices which partly overlap each other. The zinc coating is determined separately for the inner and the outer helix as a function of the distance to the artificial damage in the sheath measured along the helix. The positive value forthe distance denotes the place above the damage, the negative value therebelow. The original zinc coating was 210 g/m2 for both cables. The results are recorded in the table below. For completeness' sake it is to be noted that the steel band of the cable shown in the Figure was zinc-plated only on its flat sides but not on its cutting sides.
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  • During the above-described test the potential of the steel band with respect to a saturated calomel electrode was measured as a function of time. The results obtained are recorded in Figure 2. The curve for Sendzimir zinc-plated steel band is denoted by (1) and the curve for conventionally zinc-plated steel band is denoted by (2). The potential of conventionally zinc-plated steel after 30 days reaches a value which is in the proximity of the value of the potential of the steel substratum. From that instant on no cathodic protection occurs anymore. In the Sendzimir zinc-plated steel band the potential of zinc is maintained for more than 45 days so that a long lasting cathodic protection occurs. The results of the test in which the reduction in weight of the zinc layer was determined have demonstrated that said cathodic protection is at the expense of the zinc layer. The Sendzimir zinc-plated steel band as a matter of fact showed a larger loss of weight than the conventional zinc-plated steel band. However, the loss of weight does not occur locally but takes place over a larger section of the length of the steel band.
  • These tests have demonstrated that the Sendzimir zinc-plated steel band for cables can withstand corrosion better than the conventionally zinc-plated steel band. This improvement is obtained in spite of the fact that the Sendzimir zinc-plated steel band is not zinc-plated along the cutting edges. In addition, the Sendzimir zinc layer does not scale upon winding the armouring.

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1. A cable having an armouring (5) of a zinc-plated steel band, the zinc-plated protection layer of which consists of a first layer portion of an iron-zinc alloy on the steel substrate and a second layer portion of unalloyed zinc, characterized in that the steel band, which is cut from a zinc-plated steel sheet, has a zinc-plated protection layer only on its flat sides and not on its cutting edges and that the second layer portion of unalloyed zinc contributes more than 95% by weight to the overall protection layer.
2. A cable as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the steel band is zinc-plated according to the Sendzimir process.
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